RT Article
T1 David, Mickey Mouse, and the evolution of an icon
JF The journal of religion & society
VO 6
A1 Handy, Lowell K. 1949-
LA English
PB Creighton University
YR 2004
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1807080870
AB The transformation of an entertaining roguish figure to an institutional icon is investigated with  respect to the figures of Mickey Mouse and the biblical King David. Using the three-stage evolution proposed by R. Brockway, the figures of Mickey and David are shown to pass through an initial entertaining phase, a period of model behavior, and a stage as icon. The biblical context for these shifts is basically irretrievable so the extensive materials available for changes in the Mouse provide sufficient information on personnel and social forces to both illuminate our lack of understanding for changes in David while providing some comparative material for similar development.
K1 1901-1966
K1 Bible. Samuel
K1 Biblical
K1 Comic strips
K1 David
K1 Disney
K1 King of Israel
K1 Mickey Mouse (Fictitious character)
K1 Popular culture; History
K1 Sociology
K1 United States; Intellectual life
K1 Walt